Repairs "on the Track!"

The inlet manifold of the Scout, with the replacement expansion plug fitted into the exhaust opening, ready to re-install the manifold. The leaking exhaust gases have whitened the underside of the inlet manifold, prior to the leaking plug popping out altogether.

Rocks

Not only broke off the skeg, but the prop suffered too.

Daly River Rock Bars

A visitor has their holiday ruined on a rock bar!

Peeping Tom?

A Great Day with some kids.

Had a really great day recently. Royal Life Saving Society had a group of 30 or so aboriginal children from various communities doing a self awareness, leadership type course, and part of it was to take them on the river in small boats. However the boats had to be registered and the operator licenced, so it meant the operators all had to be from Interstate, as boat licenses are not required in the Northern Territory It took 5 trips to take all the kids out for about an hour per group. They were all well mannered, and with a little prompting from the carers all of them shook our hands and said thanks. Some of the children had never been out of their remote communities before, so were naturally a little apprehensive.

Resident Python!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The previous people that occupied the site we are on discovered when they were leaving that “marsupial mice” or similar little animals had eaten the wiring to the stop lights and break away controls on their caravan. So Jeanette and I now have the latest in caravan accessories to reduce the likelihood of that happening. Have a look at the Python under our van!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are the envy of the camp, I think!

Traffic Jam at the Crossing

Had a delay trying to go into Nauiyu on Thursday. One of what has become continuous road trains taking portable buildings down to Port Keats for the LNG Plant being built on the coast there had wheel slip coming up the slope from the crossing. Broke a number of tow chains, and eventually with a road grader backed against the rear trailer to act as a brake the prime mover was unhitched and a another prime mover more heavily loaded over the drive wheels unhitched further up the road and backed down, to get the trailers up the incline. Had quite a traffic jam by the time it was over, but we were still able to get to the clinic before the Flying Doctor took off to return to Darwin. The NT Government now require the pipeline contractors to keep the road graded and maintained full time for the two years of the contract, so that could be quite an improvement, but it will make the gravel road “faster”!!!!!!!!!! and that could create other dangers.

Throughout the Daly River flood plain there is all types of flood debris, but it is a curious aspect that there are many old washing machines? just like this one right through the bush along the banks and tributary billabongs!

This morning several of the ladies had gathered wild Rosella from nearby and were making Rosella jam, which I am told goes very well on pork.

Don`t know what it might be like on Barra?

Some of the local termites have designed their mound in an interestingly different style

But so far today it is now 4pm Monday 9th, this is the "Catch of the Day"

This man fishes here for six weeks every year and was pleased with the size of this fish today

Art prices

Some may remember this piece was for sale by the artist at Mango Farm last year for $800.00. Many wanted it but all tried to haggle the price down and eventually the artist handed it to a dealer.

It was passed in at an auction last week for $1800.00

Arriving for the Concert

A blind mans Dreaming, comes to life!.

The haunting beautiful music from the string quartet filled the river valley

Concert at the Crossing

As the sun sets over the Crossing, people settle in to wait for a Concert.

The rising sun on our bedroom window.

Flying Doctor arriving Thursday for normal visits

Popped in to see the Doc, needed something for a bad dose of sinus problems.

Daly River Crossing

As vehicles go through the water, mullet feeding on the crossing leap out of the water and back upstream

Daly River Crossing with a tidal bankup.

Current camp at Mango Farm Tourist Park Daly River

Dry Season has started in the Top End

A town like Alice!

Sunrise on a gravel dump North of Cadney Park HS

Donald in Central Victoria